My Invention Idea... PLASTIC TOOLS!

[dieselstation]

I got this idea last night while working on my friend's watercooled setup. he had some nice anodized nuts and screws and when i was using metal pliers and stuff on them, it totally jacked up the anodizing and scratched everything. Then i thought.. what if they had PLASTIC tools!

plastic wrenches,
plastic pliers,
plastic screwdrivers.. etc.. etc.

Of course it woulnd't be used in situations where you need heavy duty work, but in light delicate situations it would be PERFECT! no scratching, strong enough to get some work done, and CHEAP!!! maybe even disposable.

I'm gonna be RICH!!!!

someone tell me if this idea is crazy and i'm out of my mind and no one would ever buy this.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Plastic gives too much. wouldn't work for things like wrenches, pliers or screw drivers.

plus the metal nuts and screws would just eat up the tools.

 

[vi edit]

Plastic = static buildup = bad.

 

[Azraele]

It'd have to be some heavy duty plastic. I was mopping the floor the other day and when I went to sqeeze the water out, the handle splintered and took a good hunk of skin with it. You'd have to make sure the plastic wouldn't do the same as you were using it (ie, wouldn't splinter as you applied the force necessary to unscrew a stuck screw).

 

[narzy]

go to toys R us and pick up fisher price tool set for kids...

 

[narzy]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Plastic = static buildup = bad.

preventible with proper grounding, which you should be using at all times when working on a computer except on monitors where you will kill yourself. A+ Certification 101.

 

[Talon]

Don't quit your day job. This idea has already been done. Do a search for soft-jaw pliers. You can also buy protective plastic caps for existing tools.

link

 

[Vadatajs]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Plastic = static buildup = bad.

Yup. Perhaps there is a type of resin that wouldn't lead to static buildup though.

 

[notfred]

maybe if you put on bolts with a correctly sized box wrench instead of vise grips they wouldn't get scratched up.

 

[Rallispec]

metal tools with rubber or plastic coatings on them would be better

 

[LiekOMG]

Plastics are bad for the environment. The suggestion that you would make disposable plastic tools is a horrid thought. Lets refrain from making *everything* out of plastic.